Dipoides smithi Shotwell 1955 (beaver)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Castoridae

Full reference: J. A. Shotwell. 1955. Review of the Pliocene Beaver Dipoides. Journal of Paleontology 29(1):129-144

Belongs to Dipoides according to J. A. Shotwell 1955

Sister taxa: Dipoides majori, Dipoides rexroadensis, Dipoides stirtoni, Dipoides stovalli, Dipoides tanneri, Dipoides vallicula, Dipoides williamsi, Dipoides wilsoni

Type specimen: Its type locality is McKay Reservoir, which is in a Hemphillian pond sandstone in the McKay Formation of Oregon

Ecology: amphibious browser

Distribution: found only at McKay Reservoir

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